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000003181 02470 $$2Collection name$$aOHSU Oral History Program
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000003181 245__ $$aInterview with Charles Grossman, M.D.
000003181 260__ $$bOregon Health & Science University$$c2008 November 6$$010958
000003181 269__ $$a2008-11-06
000003181 336__ $$aInterview
000003181 520__ $$aDr. Charles Grossman gives some background on his upbringing in New Jersey, and speaks of various personal matters, including of his wife, Frosty, and their experiences traveling in the Soviet Union; his numerous trips to China, the first of which was made in 1974; his relationships with several well-known individuals, including actor and singer Paul Robeson and Brigadier General Evans F. Carlson. He also discusses aspects of his education, including his financial difficulties while in medical school, his participation with student organizations while at NYU, and his involvement with early penicillin research and use while an intern at Yale. He also talks about his move to the Northwest to work at Kaiser Hospital and controversies with local medical societies in regards to prepaid health plans. Dr. Grossman goes on to discuss his relationship with Senator Wayne Morse and his advice to students applying to medical school; his research in biochemistry at the University of Oregon Medical School, which was funded by the Public Health Service; his political activism, including his involvement with the Interagency Welfare Crisis Committee and his efforts with the summer lunch program for school children; his involvement with the Physicians for Social Responsibility; and his research regarding the effects of the Hanford Nuclear Plant on the local population. Dr. Grossman discusses the influence of John P. Peters on his career and closes by reflecting on the future of health care.
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000003181 610__ $$aPhysicians for Social Responsibility (U.S.)$$041924
000003181 610__ $$aHanford Atomic Products Operation$$041916
000003181 650__ $$aPenicillins$$023721
000003181 650__ $$aPhysicians$$024116
000003181 650__ $$aNuclear Power Plants$$038489
000003181 651__ $$aChina$$040941
000003181 651__ $$aUSSR$$041169
000003181 691__ $$aOregon Health & Science University. School of Medicine$$010634
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000003181 720__ $$7Personal$$aGrossman, Charles Milton$$eInterviewee$$010399
000003181 720__ $$7Personal$$aCrawshaw, Ralph, 1921-$$eInterviewer$$010732
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000003181 901__ $$aOral histories are considered historical materials. They are the personal recollections and opinions of the individuals involved and, therefore, may contain offensive language, ideas or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a person, period or place. Oral histories should not serve as the sole source of information about an institution or particular historical events. These narratives should in no way be interpreted as the official history of Oregon Health & Science University, nor do they necessarily represent the views of the institution.
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